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*Please note that a Sail Haven membership is required for sailing lessons.

If you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

To learn more about Sail Haven visit sailnewhaven.org.

    • 05/26/2026
    • 06/11/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 05/27/2026
    • 06/10/2026
    • 5 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course reviews the Beginner I & II courses for members feel they might have forgotten over the long winter. This Review Course can help you get on the water with confidence.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership, most participants will have taken Beginner ! & Beginner II courses.
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 2 - Intermediate rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 05/30/2026
    • 06/20/2026
    • 4 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 06/15/2026
    • 07/01/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    In Beginner II you’ll learn how to sail with a mix of classroom and on-the-water instruction building on skills learned in Beginner I with the goal of your becoming a confident skipper. Skills include capsize recovery, docking and rigging.

    • Format: classroom and on-the-water instruction with 12 students
    • Boats: 14’ 420 high boom dinghies and Sunfish
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 2 - Intermediate rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 06/15/2026
    • 07/01/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    In Beginner II you’ll learn how to sail with a mix of classroom and on-the-water instruction building on skills learned in Beginner I with the goal of your becoming a confident skipper. Skills include capsize recovery, docking and rigging.

    • Format: classroom and on-the-water instruction with 12 students
    • Boats: 14’ 420 high boom dinghies and Sunfish
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 2 - Intermediate rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 06/16/2026
    • 07/02/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 06/27/2026
    • 07/25/2026
    • 4 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 07/06/2026
    • 07/22/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    In Beginner II you’ll learn how to sail with a mix of classroom and on-the-water instruction building on skills learned in Beginner I with the goal of your becoming a confident skipper. Skills include capsize recovery, docking and rigging.

    • Format: classroom and on-the-water instruction with 12 students
    • Boats: 14’ 420 high boom dinghies and Sunfish
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 2 - Intermediate rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 07/06/2026
    • 07/22/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    In Beginner II you’ll learn how to sail with a mix of classroom and on-the-water instruction building on skills learned in Beginner I with the goal of your becoming a confident skipper. Skills include capsize recovery, docking and rigging.

    • Format: classroom and on-the-water instruction with 12 students
    • Boats: 14’ 420 high boom dinghies and Sunfish
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 2 - Intermediate rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 07/07/2026
    • 07/23/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 07/27/2026
    • 08/12/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    In Beginner II you’ll learn how to sail with a mix of classroom and on-the-water instruction building on skills learned in Beginner I with the goal of your becoming a confident skipper. Skills include capsize recovery, docking and rigging.

    • Format: classroom and on-the-water instruction with 12 students
    • Boats: 19' Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership, Most people take the Beginner I course first.
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 2 - Intermediate rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 07/27/2026
    • 08/12/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    In Beginner II you’ll learn how to sail with a mix of classroom and on-the-water instruction building on skills learned in Beginner I with the goal of your becoming a confident skipper. Skills include capsize recovery, docking and rigging.

    • Format: classroom and on-the-water instruction with 12 students
    • Boats: 14’ 420 high boom dinghies and Sunfish
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 2 - Intermediate rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 07/28/2026
    • 08/11/2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 08/01/2026
    • 08/22/2026
    • 4 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.

    • 09/19/2026
    • 10/10/2026
    • 4 sessions
    • Canal Dock Boathouse
    • 12
    Register

    This course covers safety, rigging, sail trim, and steering.

    • Takes place in the classroom and on-the-water
    • Taught in 19’ Flying Scot Daysailors
    • Prerequisites: Sail Haven Membership
    • Course goal: Sail Haven Level 1 - Beginner rating for open sailing

    *Please note: if you’re unable to make the first lesson in a course you will be rescheduled into another course.


Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization.
Physical Address:
475 Long Wharf Drive
New Haven, CT 06511

Mailing Address:
CDBI
PO Box 8442
New Haven, CT 06530

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